Dodgers: Billingsley can't seem to get a win. The righty has lost five consecutive outings, including Saturday's start against the Rockies in which he allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out four in five innings of work. Billingsley left too many fastballs out over the plate and was unable to get batters to chase his offspeed pitches with two outs. Billingsley has a 7.20 ERA in one career start against the Phillies without a decision.

Phillies: Castro will get his first Major League start in his 26th career appearance on Thursday. Castro cut his teeth in the bullpen last season as a Rule 5 Draft acquisition and had control issues early this season. He's had some success as a starter, posting a 4.23 ERA in six starts for Triple-A Ottawa after returning to the rotation.

Jonathan Broxton pitched a scoreless inning Tuesday night and has not allowed a homer in his last 94 games (96.2 IP), extending his record for the longest streak in L.A. Dodger history and the fifth-longest streak in baseball since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. Broxton's homerless-outing streak is the second-longest active streak in baseball behind Chad Bradford (114 games/97.2 IP). The big right-hander leads all Major League relief pitchers with 79 strikeouts, four more than Milwaukee's Derrick Turnbow. The Georgia native has also not given up a run in 9.1 consecutive innings.